At that moment, I had my answer.
If that was the case, then the Black Dog Demon we encountered in Dagong Village...
Its identity might need to be reassessed...
Grandpa was no ordinary man. And that old dog by his side, Black Emperor, perhaps wasn't as ordinary as he looked to me either.
Watching Grandpa and Black Emperor's backs recede into the distance, I shouted in their direction:
"Grandpa, I'm leaving! Goodbye, Black Emperor!"
I craned my neck and shouted at the top of my lungs.
Neither Grandpa nor the aloof Black Emperor looked back.
Grandpa waved without turning around, while Black Emperor barked twice at the air.
Seeing that, I pulled my head back in and watched Grandpa and Black Emperor disappear in the rearview mirror.
A faint smile curled at the corner of my lips.
It seemed Grandpa's dog really wasn't an ordinary dog!
Could a dog that hadn't gained intelligence display such emotions and behaviors?
I didn't linger any longer. I stepped on the gas and left the village entrance.
All the way back, I thought about Grandpa and why he had hidden his identity.
I came up with several possible reasons.
One of them might have been me.
Perhaps it had something to do with my fate? The Four Misfortune Fate, the Heavenly Fiend Lone Star.
But that still didn't seem like a reason to hide his identity.
Or perhaps some other reason had forced Grandpa to conceal who he was...
Also, Grandpa was part of the circle, yet we couldn't sense even the slightest aura from him.
Either he was stronger than Director Long and Third Master, with strength perhaps comparable to Daoist Tongyou, my grandmaster.
Or Grandpa's cultivation had completely dissipated, leaving no true qi gathered within him.
Then there was Black Emperor.
If